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Lee J. Cobb was an American actor. He is best known for his performances in On the Waterfront (1954), 12 Angry Men (1957), and The Exorcist (1973). He also played the role of Willy Loman in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman under the direction of Elia Kazan. On television, Cobb starred in the first four seasons of the Western series The Virginian. He typically played arrogant, intimidating and abrasive characters, but often had roles as respectable figures such as judges and police officers. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Brothers Karamazov (1958) and On the Waterfront (1954).
Birth Name
Leo Jacoby
Born
Friday, 08 December 1911
Died
Wednesday, 11 February 1976
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
Role Model: Gene Wilder | Willy Loman | 2008 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Lt. William Kinderman | 2007 |
The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Willy Loman | 1996 |
American Masters | Johnny Friendly | 1986 |
Arthur Miller on Home Ground | Self | 1979 |
Bad Men of the West | Judge Henry Garth | 1978 |
Origins of the Mafia | Bartolomeo Gramignano | 1976 |
Nick the Sting | Robert Clark / Robert Clarke | 1976 |
La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine | Dante Ragusa | 1976 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
Role Model: Gene Wilder | Willy Loman | 2008 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Lt. William Kinderman | 2007 |
The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Willy Loman | 1996 |
American Masters | Johnny Friendly | 1986 |
Arthur Miller on Home Ground | Self | 1979 |
Bad Men of the West | Judge Henry Garth | 1978 |
Origins of the Mafia | Bartolomeo Gramignano | 1976 |
Nick the Sting | Robert Clark / Robert Clarke | 1976 |
La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine | Dante Ragusa | 1976 |
Mark Shoots First | Il commedator Benzi | 1975 |
That Lucky Touch | Lt. Gen. Henry Steedman / Henry Steedman | 1975 |
Blood, Sweat and Fear | Benzi | 1975 |
Last Moments | Twenty Years | 1974 |
The Great Ice Rip-Off | Willy Calso | 1974 |
Trapped Beneath the Sea | Victor Bateman | 1974 |
The Exorcist | Lt. Kinderman / Lt. Bill Kinderman | 1973 |
La polizia sta a guardare | Jovine | 1973 |
Double Indemnity | Barton Keyes | 1973 |
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Harvey Lapchance / Lapchance | 1973 |
The Bull of the West | Judge Garth | 1972 |
Lawman | Vincent Bronson | 1971 |
Macho Callahan | Duffy | 1970 |
The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Oman Hedgepath | 1970 |
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Himself / Self | 1970 |
McCloud | Alexander Montello | 1970 |
The Young Lawyers | David Barrett | 1969 |
Mackenna's Gold | The Editor | 1969 |
They Came to Rob Las Vegas | Steve Skorsky | 1968 |
Coogan's Bluff | Lt. McElroy | 1968 |
Mafia | Don Mariano Arena | 1968 |
In Like Flint | Lloyd C. Cramden | 1967 |
Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | 1966 |
Our Man Flint | Cramden | 1966 |
The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Ernie Wigman | 1963 |
Come Blow Your Horn | Harry R. Baker / Harry Baker | 1963 |
How the West Was Won | Marshal Lou Ramsey | 1962 |
The Virginian | Richter Henry Garth / Judge Henry Garth / Ritcher Henry Garth | 1962 |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Julio Madariaga | 1962 |
Exodus | Barak Ben Canaan | 1960 |
The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Captain Maximillian Gault | 1959 |
But Not for Me | Jeremiah MacDonald | 1959 |
Green Mansions | Nuflo | 1959 |
The Trap | Victor Massonetti | 1959 |
Party Girl | Rico Angelo | 1958 |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | El Jefe | 1958 |
Man of the West | Dock Tobin | 1958 |
Naked City | Paul Delito | 1958 |
Frontier Justice | Ca'pt. Andrew Watling | 1958 |
The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Karamazov | 1958 |
The DuPont Show of the Month | Dr. Hochberg / Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quijana | 1957 |
The Three Faces of Eve | Doctor Curtis Luther | 1957 |
The Garment Jungle | Walter Mitchell | 1957 |
12 Angry Men | Juror 3 | 1957 |
Zane Grey Theatre | Captain Andrew Watling / Drifter - Frank MacKinnon | 1956 |
Playhouse 90 | Al Bengsten / Dr. Lawrence Doner | 1956 |
Miami Exposé | Lt. Barton 'Bart' Scott | 1956 |
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Judge Bernstein | 1956 |
The Alcoa Hour | Zocco | 1955 |
Gunsmoke | Col. Josiah Johnson | 1955 |
The Left Hand of God | Mieh Yang | 1955 |
The Road to Denver | Jim Donovan | 1955 |
The Racers | Maglio | 1955 |
Day of Triumph | Zadok | 1954 |
Producers' Showcase | Rubashev | 1954 |
Medic | Henry Fisher | 1954 |
On the Waterfront | Johnny Friendly | 1954 |
Gorilla at Large | Detective Sgt. Garrison | 1954 |
Yankee Pasha | Sultan | 1954 |
The Tall Texan | Capt. Theodore Bess | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Dominic Roma / Grayson Foxhall | 1953 |
The Ford Television Theatre | Matt Erwin | 1952 |
The Fighter | Durango | 1952 |
The Family Secret | Howard Clark | 1951 |
Tales of Tomorrow | Wayne Crowder | 1951 |
Sirocco | Col. Feroud | 1951 |
The Man Who Cheated Himself | Lt. Ed Cullen / Lieutenant Ed Cullen | 1950 |
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre | Charles Strickland | 1950 |
Lux Video Theatre | Emile Zola | 1950 |
Thieves' Highway | Mike Figlia | 1949 |
The Dark Past | Dr. Andrew Collins | 1948 |
Studio One | Dr. Joseph Pearson | 1948 |
The Luck of the Irish | David C. Augur / D.C. Augur | 1948 |
The Miracle of the Bells | Marcus Harris | 1948 |
Call Northside 777 | Brian Kelly | 1948 |
Captain from Castile | Juan Garcia | 1947 |
Boomerang! | Chief Harold F. Robinson / Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson | 1947 |
Johnny O'Clock | Inspector Koch | 1947 |
Lights Out | David Stevenson | 1946 |
Anna and the King of Siam | Kralahome | 1946 |
Winged Victory | Doctor | 1944 |
The Song of Bernadette | Dr. Dozous | 1943 |
Buckskin Frontier | Jeptha Marr | 1943 |
Tonight We Raid Calais | Bonnard / Monsieur Bonnard | 1943 |
The Moon Is Down | Dr. Albert Winter | 1943 |
Paris Calling | Captain Schwabe | 1941 |
Men of Boys Town | Dave Morris | 1941 |
This Thing Called Love | Julio Diestro | 1941 |
Golden Boy | Mr. Bonaparte | 1939 |
The Phantom Creeps | Road Crew Foreman (archive footage) / Road Crew Foreman | 1939 |
Danger on the Air | Tony Lisotti | 1938 |
Ali Baba Goes to Town | Arab | 1937 |
Rustlers' Valley | Cal Howard | 1937 |
North of the Rio Grande | Goodwin / President Wooden | 1937 |
The Vanishing Shadow | Roadwork Foreman / Roadwork Foreman [Chs. 3, 4] | 1934 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Startime | 1959 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1967 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama | Nominated |
1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support) | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
1958 | Emmy | Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support | Nominated |
1955 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |